Guinness to pay Amodu,
others
By RICHARD JIDEAKA, Abuja
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Amodu
Shaibu
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There’re strong indications that Guinness Nigeria Plc.
may take over the payment of the salaries of the newly appointed
Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Amodu Shaibu and his assistants.
Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Chairman, Alhaji Sani Lulu
Abdullahi, divulged this much at the unveiling of Coach Amodu
Shiabu and his three assistants, as he disclosed that the
soccer ruling body were yet to get the nod from their sponsors,
Globacom on the payment of the coaches’ salary.
“As for the sponsorship, Glo had a contract with us
and they were to sponsor foreign technical adviser, they did
that but now we have Nigerians as our coaches, we have given
them appropriate package and information they needed to know
about the new arrangement.
“Of course, they are our sponsors and they do not just
sponsor the coaches, but also our other programmes. We have
been meeting with Glo over the past three weeks, but because
of time factor, we have to forged ahead. We have to set the
pace, prioritise our programmes and make settlement of the
technical crew our priority.
“So, it’s NFA’s responsibility to settle
the team and we are sure we will be prompt in their payment.
We know that Glo is there now, though they are not sponsoring
the coaches yet, but we know we have Guinness around. We have
an arrangement with Guinness Plc., but we want to put realities
on ground to see whether they can re-align with us and update
it,” he stated.
He appealed to the private sector to come to the aid of the
NFA, as they have been over relying on government in the funding
of football in the country, adding that the NFA will want
to meet all its obligations without over burdening government.
Alhaji Lulu also disclosed that the coaches would stay in
an hotel for the time being until the NFA secure them a good
accommodation as entrenched in their contract, adding that
for security reasons, he could not disclosed what the salaries
of the coaches were worth. |
